Friday, July 5, 2013

I was looking through some of my older posts and thought it might be fun to revisit a few every so often. Today I’m sharing one from three years ago that featured one of my favorite bolus-worthy treats.

You know those dreams where you wake up and it still seems real? Those dreams where you are disappointed to wake up? I had one of those dreams just before the alarm when off this morning.

In my dream, Pete and I had slept over at my parents house. (That is the first clue that it was a dream and not real. You see, my parents only live two miles away, so no matter what, we can always make the trip back home.) Anyway, in the dream, I was just waking up and my mom was making breakfast. I found myself trying to figure out the proper bolus for what she was serving. I was also trying to figure out just how many calories this breakfast would cost me and how to plan it into my day. What was this breakfast??

Toasted French baguette smothered in Nutella. I swear, my butt got bigger and my blood sugar spiked just from dreaming about it!

And no, the protein bar that I ate for my real-life, fully awake breakfast just didn't measure up.

These days, I don’t even keep Nutella in my pantry. Don’t get me wrong, I still love it, but I’m much better off not having that temptation around the house. Instead I keep organic dark chocolate peanut butter on hand for a little spoonful treat that is hopefully a bit more healthy.

I Am . . .

Karen Graffeo

I'm a Knitter living with Type 1 Diabetes. I'm not a medical professional nor am I giving medical advice - I'm just a girl sharing my personal thoughts and experiences with diabetes. I live in New England with my wonderful husband, my adorable cat, and lots and lots of yarn.